On Friday, Nov. 22, the American Red Cross will mark the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art blood donation center in Manassas. This new facility will collect thousands of blood products each year from generous donors who roll up a sleeve to help save lives.

To assist students with disabilities and their families in planning for life after school, the Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park Transition Council will host its Annual Transition Fair. This free event will be held on Saturday, March 21, from noon–3:30 p.m. at the Edward L. Kelly Leadership Center.

The powerline petition address in the Feb. 6 edition of the Bull Run Observer was incorrect. Here is the correct address. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/stopthepowerlines

Beginning 8 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 5, all Novant Health facilities including the hospital in Manassas will lift visitor restrictions that were put in place Jan. 2, according to a news release. During the height of this flu season, Novant asked the community to keep visitors younger than 18 years old out of its hospital facilities.

Scouts and their families will be participating in a circuit hike (about 4 miles) through the City of Manassas Feb. 7, weather permitting with stops at five churches. Participants will donate food and will pick up trash along the way. At each stop a church representative will conduct an interactive discussion with the youth about two of the Ten Commandments along with a brief introduction to their particular religious denomination.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Academic Partnership Plan (BSN-APP), commonly referred to as the “1+2+1” BSN Plan, recently received approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, the accreditation body for degree-granting higher education institutions in the southern region.

Update to Feb. 3, 2015 Prince William County Police Department's crime report.

Today, Feb. 3, Lieutenant Governor Northam cast his first tie-breaking vote of the 2015 Virginia General Assembly in support of SB 785. His vote broke a 19-19 tie on the measure, which prohibits state agencies from discriminating in employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

CENTURY 21® Real Estate, LLC. has announced that CENTURY 21 New Millennium's annual production for 2014 has again exceeded all other firms worldwide.